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Muscle Fatigue

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Red muscle fibres can continue contracting for prolonged durations without fatigue. Why?

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The contractions of red muscle fibres mainly depend on metabolism without accumulating much lactic acid. So, these fibres can go on contracting for prolonged durations without fatigue.

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